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Date: 10/28/25 12:14 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [de-birds] Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch (28 Oct 2025) Raptors
Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch Lewes, Delaware, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 43 43 Turkey Vulture 0 325 346 Osprey 0 578 2980 Bald Eagle 0 155 257 Northern Harrier 0 109 183 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 319 864 Cooper's Hawk 0 114 244 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 0 24 27 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 126 518 Merlin 0 132 402 Peregrine Falcon 0 46 154 Unknown Accipitrine 0 2 5 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 3 11 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 8 14 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Total: 0 1987 6054 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 09:30:00 Total observation time: 2.5 hours Official Counter: Bruce Peterjohn Observers: Susan Gruver Weather: wind at NE 31 mph with many higher gusts. Temp 14, clcv 100%, visb 10 k. count suspended early due to cold and high winds and no migration Raptor Observations: none Non-raptor Observations: Black, Surf and White-Winged Scoters Predictions: partly cloudy, high 59, wind NE 10-20, 13% chance of rain ======================================================================== Report submitted by Susan Gruver (<srgruver...>) More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=169 List archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DE-BIRDS List help: <DE-BIRDS-request...>

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